Attractions of Kropyvnytskyi district

The Mykola Smolenchuk Bobrynets City Museum of Local Lore in the Kirovohrad Region is named after the Ukrainian writer, researcher of the life and work of the luminaries of the Mykola Smolenchuk Ukrainian Theater, who founded the institution in 1959. Now the museum has more than 5,500 exhibits. In particular, the archeological collection, household items of different epochs, ancient weapons and money are presented. The main exposition presents photos, documents, letters, invitations related to the figure of Marko Kropyvnytsky. Among the unique things - a shawl of the famous Ukrainian actress Maria Zankovetska, as well as furniture from the houses where the luminaries stopped during a tour in Bobrynets. Preserved authentic table, chair, mirror, gramophone. The "Ukrainian Room" hall tells about the traditional life of the region's inhabitants. The military hall presents materials about the Second World War and modern war in eastern Ukraine, and a corner in memory of the Hero of the Heavenly Hundred Viktor Chmilenko has been opened.

One of the oldest and largest agricultural machinery plants in Europe, specializing in the production of drills. Founded by the English brothers Robert and Thomas Elworthy. The success of the plant, which in pre-revolutionary times worked more than half of the population of Yelisavetgrad, contributed to the development of the city. In Soviet times, it was renamed the "Red Star", whose products were known throughout the world. Currently, the plant has returned the historic name of Elworthy. After the restoration and overhaul of Elworthy's house in 1994, a museum of the plant was opened, which now has more than 3,500 exhibits.

The Mark Kropyvnytsky Memorial Museum was opened in 1982 in the building where the coryphaeus of the Ukrainian theater lived for almost 20 years. Here Daramturg wrote his classical plays, here in the early 1880's he formed the famous Ukrainian theater troupe. The museum's exposition consists of several sections that tell about the family of the playwright and actor, about his childhood and studies at the gymnasium and university, about his path in art as the founder of the first professional Ukrainian theater - the Theater of Coryphaeus. A monument to Kropyvnytskyi has been erected near the theater of luminaries.

The exposition of the Museum of Arts in Kropyvnytskyi is housed in a Art Nouveau building built at the end of the 19th century by order of merchant I. Shpolyansky. The question of creating an art museum in the city was first raised by the local intelligentsia in 1870, but the real work began only in 1921. The five halls feature exhibits from the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, Kyiv museums, as well as works by famous artists from Kropyvnytskyi.

The house of the merchant D. Barsky is a bright example of the "early modern" style. According to legend, the owner never had to live in it, because he died after completing all the work just on the doorstep of his new home. Today it houses the regional museum of local lore, founded in 1883 by the teacher of the Zemstvo real school V. Yastrebov. There are 4 stationary expositions that cover the history and nature of Kirovograd region. The basis of the collection is a collection of private collector O. Ilyin: archaeological finds, paintings, icons.

The Oleksandrivka Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1987. The first hall reflects the history of Oleksandrivka and the whole district from ancient times to 1917. The exposition about the Cossack era is especially interesting. for a campaign against Poland, as evidenced by numerous objects of the XVII century, found in Birki. Also interesting is the exposition "Ukrainian house of the early twentieth century", which presents various objects of folk life. The second hall is dedicated to the troubled times of 1920-30, when the Soviet-Ukrainian war, collectivization and the Holodomor were raging in the region. The history of the region during the Second World War is an exposition of the third hall. The fourth hall is dedicated to the history of the region in the postwar period and the present. There is a department of nature and an art department, where the works of local masters are presented.

The State Museum-Reserve of I. Tobilevych (Karpenko-Kary) was established on the territory of the estate, which belonged to the playwright in the XIX-XX centuries. The estate is named after Tobilevych's wife Nadiya from the Tarkovsky family. The founder of the Ukrainian theater settled here in 1887 after exile, turning the estate into a creative oasis in the middle of the Ukrainian hinterland. Rehearsals of the first Ukrainian theatrical troupe under the direction of M. Kropyvnytsky took place here, there were many luminaries of the Ukrainian theater, and Karpenko-Kary himself wrote his best works: "One Hundred Thousand", "Master" and others. The Tobilevych house, outbuildings, a summer theater, and a park with a pond have been preserved. The September Festival "September Gems" takes place every year.